Buying Flowers For Your Girl

4- The conservative girl

Her personality: She likes to keep things simple; her favorite activities are dinners and movies. This type of girl's wardrobe is elegant yet subtle, and her values indicate that she has strong morals and integrity.

Her perfect bouquet: Mix three different colors of brightly colored roses and lemon leaves (red, pink and cream) designed to look like your great aunt's chintz furniture.

5- The hippie chick

Her personality: Her funky sense of style gives away the hippy chick; she probably has long, flowing hair and tons of '60s-style accessories. You can find this girl at the local vegetarian store, or at the nearest Bikram yoga studio.

Her perfect bouquet: For a country/wild feeling, try sunflowers — all yellow and shaggy, dark-centered yellow and dark-centered orange/red — with or without Black-Eyed Susans, rudbeckia, coneflowers and daisies. Mix these with fresh or dried wheat or oats (aveeno).

6- The classy beauty

Her personality: With or without makeup, she looks naturally graceful. She has a delicate and feminine sense of style and dress.

bouquet behavior

Bouquet dos

Mix one or more of the above suggestions if she fits into more than one category.

Use her favorite color in the bouquet, even if it's not listed above.

Give some thought to what you'd like the bouquet to convey. You don't necessarily need to know names of flowers, but if you tell your florist what emotion or intent you'd like to convey, they will be able to create the right look.

Protect the bouquet from extreme cold and from heat (radiators, televisions and computers all count) and give them to her as soon as possible. Also, protect them from getting bumped and jostled.

Work with your florist to create the most impact with your personal budget. While you might want to spend more if you have a specific intention to convey, you can still make a strong statement with a smaller budget if you choose your florist with care.

Send a message. Let the flowers reflect your true feelings for her.

Bouquet don'ts

Never include baby's breath in the bouquet. High-end florists do not use baby's breath as filler; say no to this if your florist suggests it.

Avoid buying your bouquet from a deli or supermarket. Flowers from a florist are usually fresher and last longer.

Never ignore her favorite flowers. Include a few in the bouquet.

say it with flowers

You might begrudge that the Valentine's Day clich forces you to purchase flowers, chocolate and lingerie for your woman, but that's what she's expecting. And who are you to deny her flowers, a sweet treat and a sexy outfit? Remember: The Valentine's Day clich also includes sex. That's right buddy, go to it.